Unlike several predecessors, Mitchell was not fired due to scandal, but simply appeared to grow weary of the various forces ...

The article 'It Has Been An Honor': Oakland Police Chief Submits Resignation appeared first on Alameda Patch. OAKLAND, CA — ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is resigning slightly more than a year after being hired, the department announced on Wednesday.

OAKLAND — The Oakland Police Department plans to silence its radios this week, cutting off public access to real-time information that has been available to the public for decades. Beginning at 4 a.m.

The Oakland Police Commission, a volunteer civilian-oversight body, will consider the policy change at a meeting Thursday.

Police in Northern California are searching for Morgan Crenshaw, who was last seen "heading to Oakland" in late September.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) are investigating after several fake parking tickets have been found on vehicles in the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland City council members are being asked to take the first step in approving a policy that would regulate surveillance technology that could intercept your cellphone ...

Oakland, CA, Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is urging officials to change the department's pursuit rules, which require officers to get permission before chasing suspects at speeds over 50 mph. "It does ...

Before sunrise Wednesday, all but one Alameda County agency pulled public access to communications between officers and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On Monday, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf offered former San Mateo Police Chief Susan Manheimer the job as new interim police chief. Pending a background-check, Manheimer could ...

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